*** Cream (for Vim) Version 0.22 Released ***
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The Cream (for Vim) project (http://cream.sourceforge.net) has
released the latest version of an easy-to-use configuration for Vim.
Cream configures the famous Vim text editor so that it is simple to
use for those of us familiar with Apple or Windows platform software.
Through intuitive menus, keyboard shortcuts, and extensive editing
functions, Cream makes Vim approachable for new users and adds
powerful features for experienced users on both Windows and Linux.
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Release Summary
This minor release features new encoding and filetype menus, a new
utility that emulates the "uniq" command, a total document word count,
and inversion of selected lines. Also new is a keyboard shortcut quick
reference card and improvements to line sorting and tag listing. There
are many other tweaks and improvements to go along with the usual bug
fixes. Note, too, that Cream is now developed within a publicly
accessible CVS repository at the SourceForge project site!
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Some specific new Cream features from the 2003 May 29, v0.22 release:
Major Improvements
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o New Format.File Encoding menu. Change your document's encoding to
any number of standard settings. (Requires configured keyboard
support.)
o New Settings.Filetype menu to change the auto-recognized filetype.
Also added filetype indicator to statusline.
o Created printable keyboard shortcut quick reference
(KEYBOARD.pdf and docs/KEYBOARD.txt).
Minor Improvements
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o Autoindent now smarter according to language used.
o Actions with tabs or tabbed spaces now smarter.
o New Count Total Words in the Edit menu.
o New Join Lines item in the Format menu with an option to preserve
whitespace.
o New Invert Selection Lines add-on.
o Changed Spell Check add-word-to-dictionary key from Ctrl+Shift+F7 to
a simpler Ctrl+F7.
o Line sort of selection now faster. Also changed to case insensitive.
o Enabled more beautiful show invisible characters for UTF-8 encoding
(Vim version 6.1.469+).
o Removed Vim's color theme choices from the menu as they are
incomplete and unable to be retained.
o Improved loading of properties (like comments) available per file
type.
o Minor start up speed improvements.
o Many bug fixes. (See docs/CHANGELOG.txt)
Advanced User and Developer Improvements
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o Block commenting now comments empty lines.
o Began use of CVS for the all Cream files, including compiling
scripts and web site. Created automated Vim scripts to commit/update
the live installed version of Cream with the CVS checkout version.
o Taglist upgrades, repairs and improvements.
o Added an add-on to emulate the "uniq" utility add-on. Provides
option to sort in case you forget!
o New architecture for auto-loading custom scripts. User files
cream-user.vim, user dictionaries, and user add-ons can now be
located in $VIM/cream-user/ or $CREAM/cream-user/ (Windows) and
$HOME/.cream-user/ (UNIX). The $CREAM_USER environmental variable
can also be used to locate these at any other path. Please read more
in the FAQ!
o PopUp menu refinements.
o Vim plugins can now be bypassed with the existence of a file
"novimplugins" in the main Cream file directory.
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Additional Information
Home:
http://cream.sourceforge.net
Features:
http://cream.sourceforge.net/features.html
Screenshots:
http://cream.sourceforge.net/screenshots.html
Installation and Download:
http://cream.sourceforge.net/installation.html
Mailing Lists:
http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=43866
FAQ:
http://cream.sourceforge.net/faq.html
ChangeLog:
http://cream.sourceforge.net/changelog.html
ToDo:
http://cream.sourceforge.net/todo.html